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One challenges we face is accepting different religious and cultural practices. For example, Chinese burning their paper money? (Sorry I don't Know what is it call) I find some Singaporeans having a hard time accepting that because of the ashes that is spreading around and causes some to have hard time breathing. OR last time there were a case people posted about malay wedding were noisy etc.

I feel like no matter what, they is no specific way on how to overcome this challenge as its the way how they being brought up in their lives. So what we can so is that, to avoid this, we should continue to treat EVERYONE fairly and respect. So that the future children will look up to us and will learn from us.

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A challenge:
Although minority Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings in Singapore, some professions bar the use of headscarf due to uniform policies and other requirements at work.

Solutions to the issue:
The hijab has been a divisive issue for Muslims worldwide. Singapore stands by the importance of racial harmony however, it’s not just acknowledging these differences exist and living with them. It’s about knowing these differences exist, accepting them and embracing these differences.

In November 2021, Singapore's Prime Minister gave a speech that allowed Muslim staff working in the public healthcare sector including nurses to allowed to wear a tudung, or headscarf, at work if they choose to do so.

With having the government acknowledging and implementation shows the importance of being accepting and respectful towards these differences which is a step forward to making Singapore a better place for everyone from different race, religion and language to feel at home.

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Understanding the significance of each culture, in my opinion, is crucial. We will be able to live in Singapore with a strong identity after we have a solid understanding of the culture and how to fit into the Singaporean way of life. Every culture has its unique traditions. For instance, the Malay people celebrate Hari Raya, the Chinese celebrating Hungry Ghost Festival or even do the lion dance, and the Indians draw the kolam on the floor or burn incense. Some people might find it difficult to accept other people's cultures, so they mock them instead. Having friends of different races can help us overcome this so that we can put ourselves in others' shoes, help others, and treat everyone equally.

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I think that having a Singaporean identity or any identity in fact is not a thing that people actively pursue. Is just a subconscious thing and its build-up is influenced by our experiences and through those experiences we will know how we feel about being a Singaporean. I think social experiences would be the most impactful for us to decide how we feel about our country and be proud of it so everyone should be inclusive, accepting and not be influenced by biases and stereotypes

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One challenge we face is the acceptance of different races in our society. Even though we are viewed as a multi-racial country, there is still discriminations between the different races.

Be more open-minded and accepting as usually our views are just biased judgements and stereotypes that may not be necessarily true.

Be proud of their identity, being different does not make you less of a person.

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Mistreatment of different races, Singapore is so called the country with many different races that are united but are we? The minority here faces a different kind of treatment compared to the majority. A possible solution is to educate the younger generation and also be more open.

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Different cultural and education background. Singapore is a multiracial country, with different cultural history to form one's identity.

I can communicate with people from other culture and race, put myself in their shoes and prevent doing unrespectful actions.

I can raise awareness to my friends and families, such as celebrating their traditional festivals and the different types of food.

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I'll say one challenge would be the racial inclusion we have in Singapore. Although we pride ourselves on saying we are a multi-racial country, even our country leaders are racist towards specific races found in Singapore.

I think we can overcome this challenge as a nation by properly educating future generations on racial equality.

Personally, I can help others by telling them what's right and wrong so they won't repeat it.

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I think it might be that I'm not born here and i did not grow up here. I think to overcome it the only way is to feel belonged over time? I will be there for others who need help.

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A challenge that prevents me from forming a strong Singaporean identity is stereotypes. i feel that stereotyping can be overcome by people keeping comments to themselves instead of hurting others with stereotypical comments

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One challenge that prevents me from forming a strong Malaysian was Covid. After Covid hits Singapore and Malaysia, I don't get to go back to Malaysia for about two years. I overcome the challenge after the two countries announced that there will be VTL Bus to go back to Malaysia, I took the initiative to compete with thousands of people to snatch the tickets and eventually got a chance and be back to Malaysia, visiting my family and friends that I haven't seen for two years. As for now, the bridge is open so there should not be a problem and I don't think they need help to overcome the challenge.

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One challenge that prevents me from forming a strong Singaporean identity is that I was from Malaysia and I only convert my citizenship to a Singaporean recently. I can overcome this challenge by participating in more events that are related to Singapore such as NDP, Jubilee Walk and etc. I can help others to overcome their challenges by bringing them to have a day trip around the historical places in Singapore.

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One challenge would be certain people in our society and make crude comment to others because of the ethnicity.
we could try to educate them and teach them why its bad to make fun of others. And I can start by treating people with respect regardless of race or religion

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One challenge that prevent me from forming a strong Singaporean identity is strengthen relationships among people. One way that I can overcome this challenge is the first step is to improve interpersonal connections through regular contacts. One way that I can help others to over come their challenge is to support them and to be there for them.

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One challenge I think may be the lack of knowledge and exposure to singapore's diverse culture and history. To overcome this we can educate ourselves by watching local films, take a trip to places with historical facts, pictures, like chinatown, little india, singapore historical museums.

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A challenge that prevents me from forming a strong singaporean identity is the lack of importance placed on sports in SG. I feel that people are bonded through sports and watching sports and if Singapore had a bigger importance and priority placed on sports, we could come together as a nation more often and be bonded as one united people.

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I have a friend who has been living in Singapore for most of her life and she is still not a PR. She has difficulties finding a part-time job and paying school expenses is very expensive for international students. Not many financial assistance schemes are provided for them. Not a Singaporean, hence cannot form a strong Singaporean identity.

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I don't really face any challenges cos I am not really affected by my nationality.

Making the community more inclusive can help others form a strong a strong Singaporean identity.

Encourage them to visit more common space? Establish national pride?

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Living in a multi racial country may lead to a certain racial disagreement where certain practices may cause discomfort to all for example: the practice of void deck weddings done by our malay community.
As we promote racial harmony, we need to understand one's practices and not discriminate or boycott their practices as Singapore allow free practice of religion. We need to learnt to have the attitude of give and take to overcome SBD in general.
People needs to understand and educate themselves regarding SBD so they would know what one is feeling when they are going through SBD.

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I think the biggest issue, is pride in the nation. If one is unhappy with the way a nation works, how can one ever form a strong Singaporean identity. One can only complain about the many nonsense that Singapore offers but we cannot do anything about it. For example, bloody expensive transport, housing, tobacco basically the cost of living in Singapore. As well as Singapore everything also cannot do. 18 can go army fight for country cannot buy cigarette. Gum is banned and almost all crimes have a very serious consequence. I feel that there is nothing we can do to overcome this, however we just got to be grateful with what we have. Safe streets, enforced laws, anti corrupted governments and one of the best standards of living in the world. This would help u form a stronger Singaporean identity if u want to.

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One challenge that prevents me from forming a strong Singaporean identity would be the cultural and historical connections to the society and nation. I have always been fascinated by the culture and history of each nation in the world, both ancient and modern times. However, I feel like Singapore's culture and history is a bit lackluster, not having that same interesting-ness that other nations have. I think one way to overcome this would be to ask from my grandparents and parents stories about Singapore. It'll be easier to understand my Singaporean identity if it is handed down to me in an informative and enjoyable/relatable way.

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i do not really keep track of my nationality so it is not much of a challenge to me so there is nth much to overcome

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A challenge that prevents me from forming a strong Singaporean identity is covid. Especially during the lockdown and now, even because of the current restrictions. Now that NDP is on again, I can go for it to feel more closer to fellow Singaporeans. I can help others, like other friends and family, by getting them tickets too.

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I love eating pork so i cant really spend time with my malay friend

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Inequality is ONE challenge I face

Being able to have an inclusive society by treating everyone equally and fairly.

Educate others :) Educate them on different cultures within and outside of the country to make them more aware

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I am not exactly concerned about my nationality so i do not exactly face any challenges, as i was brought up aware of Singapore's culture and learnt the history in school

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When my closest friend is not a Singaporean it prevents me from forming a strong identity as I will want to have the same nationality as her. Apply Permanent Resident for my closesr friend. Apply Permanent Resident for all of them!

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The challenge is that my IC is Malaysian. The End